{"id":21122,"date":"2026-06-15T21:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=d525a8ec7cf89181f876a0dd497c8c0d"},"modified":"2026-06-15T21:17:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:17:00","slug":"battelle-funds-16-central-ohio-stem-programs-serving-14000-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=21122","title":{"rendered":"Battelle Funds 16 Central Ohio STEM Programs Serving 14,000 Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sixteen Central Ohio nonprofits will receive $968,000 through the 2026 Battelle Central Ohio STEM Grants, expanding high-impact <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Feducation.battelle.org%2F&amp;esheet=54554111&amp;newsitemid=20260615792260&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=science%2C+technology%2C+engineering+and+math+%28STEM%29+learning&amp;index=1&amp;md5=120d52f69cb9c104c6855588dc4d92c6\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning<\/a> opportunities for more than 14,000 students and 1,400 educators across the region.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260615792260\/en\/566368\/4\/LinkedIn_big.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260615792260\/en\/566368\/22\/LinkedIn_big.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260615792260\/en\/566368\/4\/LinkedIn_big.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260615792260\/en\/566368\/21\/LinkedIn_big.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nThe 2026 awards lift <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.battelle.org%2Fabout-us%2Fphilanthropy-at-Battelle&amp;esheet=54554111&amp;newsitemid=20260615792260&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Battelle%27s+cumulative+giving&amp;index=2&amp;md5=dd164bbc1216abb18ea9a0959f034138\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">Battelle's cumulative giving<\/a> through this program to $8.8 million since the grants began in 2013. This year\u2019s portfolio highlights a strong focus on innovation: artificial intelligence-driven programming at Franklin Park Conservatory, aviation pathways with Urban Aviators Society, immersive biomedical exploration through Educational Solutions and earn-a-bike engineering at Franklinton Cycle Works.<\/p><p>\n\"These programs put real tools in the hands of students that build STEM skills,\" said Wes Hall, Senior Vice President of Philanthropy and Education at Battelle. \"By funding local organizations, we can meet kids where they are and foster connections to future careers.\"<\/p><p>\n<b>Facts about the 2026 Central Ohio STEM Grant<\/b><\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nTotal Funding Awarded: $968,000<\/li>\n<li>\nProjected Student Impact: 14,341<\/li>\n<li>\nProjected Educator Impact: 1,421<\/li>\n<li>\nCumulative Funding Since 2013: $8.8 million<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\n<b>A Kid Again Inc. \u2013 STEM Welcome Kits for Kids:<\/b> Four hundred medically fragile children will receive at-home STEM kits packed with hands-on activities and career exploration videos. The kits are built for kids whose health limits their access to traditional out-of-school programming.<\/p><p>\n<b>Central Community House of Columbus \u2013 STEM Central Future Innovators Initiative<\/b>: Eighty K-5 students and their families will spend after-school hours and summer days with STEM professionals, field trips, and mentors at the Near East Side settlement house, which has anchored the neighborhood since the 1930s.<\/p><p>\n<b>Central Ohio Manufacturing Partnership \u2013 Calculated Futures: Master the Math, Model the Path<\/b>: Five hundred high schoolers will solve engineering challenges in after-school workshops led by mentors and manufacturing professionals. Math, AI, and design run through every session.<\/p><p>\n<b>Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center \u2013 Build the Future Lab<\/b>: Seventy-five elementary students will design products, run math and commerce challenges, and visit local businesses in an after-school program rooted in their own neighborhood.<\/p><p>\n<b>Educational Solutions Company \u2013 STEM Career Studio: A Biomedical STEM Workforce Learning Initiative<\/b>: A four-week biomedical program will move 200 students through mobile lab experiences, biotechnology investigations, and career exploration in the health sciences.<\/p><p>\n<b>Final Third Foundation \u2013 Final Third Foundation Summer Camp<\/b>: A summer camp for 150 kids blends soccer, literacy, environmental science, and wellness, treating STEM as one piece of a broader whole-child experience.<\/p><p>\n<b>Franklinton Cycle Works \u2013 Earn-A-Bike STEM Education + Mentorship<\/b>: One hundred youth will learn engineering, mechanics, and safety concepts through hands-on bike repair and mentoring. Participants apply their skills in real time, earn their own bike, and help provide free bikes to under-resourced peers.<\/p><p>\n<b>Friends of the Conservatory \u2013 AI-Driven STEM Learning<\/b>: Students will build an AI-driven app that powers Conservatory field trips, learning coding, real-world technology, and career skills as the tool takes shape. The program reaches more than 9,200 students and 800 teachers.<\/p><p>\n<b>Hurt\/Battelle Memorial Library \u2013 The Sound of Reading<\/b>: One thousand kids will encounter STEM through music, hands-on science experiments, and reading workshops at the West Jefferson library, where summer programming pairs literacy and lab work.<\/p><p>\n<b>Ohio Academy of Science \u2013 Research-to-Careers: Interactive Career Experiences for Students<\/b>: Two hundred students will work through digital career simulations that map their STEM research interests to real workforce competencies, then reflect on the careers that fit.<\/p><p>\n<b>See Brilliance \u2013 Neighborhood Tech Lab<\/b>: A community-based STEM program for 250 youth will tackle problems pulled from the students' own neighborhoods. The work culminates in career-connected showcases held in schools and libraries across the city.<\/p><p>\n<b>TECH CORPS \u2013 Techie Camp<\/b>: Artificial Intelligence: Week-long camps will put 200 students inside real environmental datasets, teaching coding, data science, and AI fundamentals while opening windows into local tech careers.<\/p><p>\n<b>The Hardy Center Inc. \u2013 Hardy Summer Pathways<\/b>: A hands-on summer STEM bridge program will engage 120 youth in coding, engineering, environmental projects, and responsible AI activities to build problem-solving skills and early STEM career awareness.<\/p><p>\n<b>The Ohio State University Foundation (WOSU) \u2013 Wild Kratts Creature Creator STEM Labs: <\/b>WOSU will pilot Wild Kratts-themed labs and an AI-enhanced field trip experience for 1,300 students and 45 educators, stretching the public-media brand into hands-on classroom science.<\/p><p>\n<b>Urban Aviators Society \u2013 Aviation &amp; Aerospace Career Pipeline Initiative<\/b>: Two hundred youth will participate in an aviation and aerospace STEM pipeline program to explore flight simulation, drone training, mentorship, and discovery flights to build technical skills and explore aviation careers.<\/p><p>\n<b>Village of West Jefferson \u2013 Lunch and Learn<\/b>: A career-connected lunchtime series will pull 350 students into hands-on enrichment and conversations with local STEM professionals, connecting learning to the real-world embedded into the school day.<\/p><p>\n<b>About Battelle<\/b><\/p><p>\nEvery day, the people of Battelle apply science and technology to solving what matters most. At major technology centers and national laboratories around the world, Battelle conducts research and development, designs and manufactures products, and delivers critical services for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio since its founding in 1929, Battelle makes the world better by commercializing technology, giving back to our communities, and supporting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. For more information, visit <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.battelle.org&amp;esheet=54554111&amp;newsitemid=20260615792260&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.battelle.org&amp;index=3&amp;md5=28de0176d6415f7e4014b501e0335730\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">www.battelle.org<\/a>.<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\nFor more information contact Katy Delaney at (614) 424-7208 or at <a  href=\"mailto:delaneyk@battelle.org\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">delaneyk@battelle.org<\/a> or Amanda Ensinger at (419) 979-4334 or <a  href=\"mailto:ensinger@battelle.org\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">ensinger@battelle.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Sixteen Central Ohio nonprofits will receive $968,000 through the 2026 Battelle Central Ohio STEM Grants, expanding high-impact science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning opportunities for more than 14,00&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21122"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21123,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21122\/revisions\/21123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}